Patient Experiences

“I thought the group was really good. I didn’t realise how much control I had over my own mental health until and I have learnt lots of techniques to take away. Since attending the group, my panic attacks have stopped, my overall mood is much better and I am getting on really well with my family.”
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I am so glad I've worked through this programme and it is definitely 'the nudge along' I needed when I felt lost and stuck. I think that what was I needed all along, just some help really. I am very grateful for what this programme has done for me and even just being able to go out for dinner with groups of friends a…
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"I can honestly say on the way to my first session I kept telling myself I was fine and that I really didn't need to attend these sessions , even going through the door was a challenge, I was constantly telling myself I didn't need this! I'm so thankful now I took the plunge and walked through that door.It…
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“I’ve really enjoyed the process! My therapist was so friendly and encouraging, even about things irrelevant to treatment (e.g. my epilepsy and my new job). I think this had the biggest impact on my success actually. I was a little sceptical of phone appointments at first but after a couple I liked that you could tal…
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"If someone asked me whether they should use italk, I would say the italk therapists were so kind and caring and my sessions were the only place that I could truly relax and be myself. I always looked forward to them, as however down I was feeling, my therapist always had this ability to lift my low spirits and put my worri…
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“Having completed the programme, I consider myself a ‘recovered’ insomniac! Yes, ‘recovered’, I sleep a minimum of 4/5 hrs a night and often a lot more! If life gets in the way and I have a bad few nights (parties, too hot) I now have the skills to counteract them so it never gets more than a f…
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"The assessor was friendly, understanding and made me feel like what I was experiencing was important and real. When she suggested that I attend group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy I was apprehensive but at the point where I knew that if I didn't tackle my stress and anxiety I never would. Within a few weeks I was…
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“I thought it was a brilliant group – I thought it was absolutely fantastic – I couldn’t have faulted it at all.The mixture of feedback and group work and discussion of it, I thought it was a really good course.I think a lot of it was to do with how the facilitators were as well, I think they were just th…
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"I am just contacting you as I have just completed my six sessions of italk and I would like to say a massive thank you for your kind help during one of the most difficult times of my life.I can tell you with 100% belief that without your support and kindness, getting on the road to recovery and feeling better would have ta…
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I am so glad I've worked through this programme and it is definitely 'the nudge along' I needed when I felt lost and stuck. I think that what was I needed all along, just some help really. I am very grateful for what this programme has done for me and even just being able to go out for dinner with groups of friends and people I don't know as well without overwhelming anxiety has been such an amazing turnaround for me.

I definitely feel like my old self again, but a better version, like Katy v2.0, with more control and more knowledge about myself and my body. I'm also better at identifying moments where self-care is needed instead of just running flat out until I've run out of steam and everything catches up with me.
'Katy'